Jojo Rabbit review – Satire done the reich way
World War II, Adolf Hitler... and comedy? Generally not words you find together in one sentence, but thanks to Taika Waititi, that's exactly what you get in the brilliant Jojo Rabbit.
World War II, Adolf Hitler... and comedy? Generally not words you find together in one sentence, but thanks to Taika Waititi, that's exactly what you get in the brilliant Jojo Rabbit.
Jojo Rabbit is an idea that sounds too bizarre to work. But then again, that mgiht be the reason why it will work.
The Predator opens on a starscape of swirling gasses and pinpricks of lights that immediately reminded me of 1980s film studio Orion’s title sequence. That awesome nostalgic reverie is quickly forgotten though as two alien spaceships, sleek silvery shapes realized in shiny CGI, blast into frame noisily as they engage in an intergalactic dogfight. Watching it at the time, little did I know I had just seen a very apt summation of the discordant film to come.
The Predator is a chance to really up the stakes and spill some blood. It’s not violence for the sake of violence, but rather a key factor in setting the mood of the film.
From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home in Shane Black’s explosive reinvention of the Predator series. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species. When a young boy accidentally triggers their return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher can prevent the end of the human race.
After being in production for what felt like ages, we finally have a proper look at Shane Black's The Predator with the first official trailer for the latest installment in the long-running sci-fi franchise.
The original Predator was an exceptional movie which had a lot of great things going for it. Humour wasn't one of them though. Shane Black is planning on changing that though with his reboot of the series
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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